Internal-combustion engine.



J. C; PEALER.

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1912.

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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

APPLIOATION r1111]; JUNE 25, 1912.

1,061,923. Patented May 13,1913.

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INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1912.

1,061,923. Patented May13, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1912.

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I IN VEN T OR I Altorney UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JAMES C. PEALER, OF MARION, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO JOHN W.

. KELLEY.

Application filed June 25, 1912. Serial No. 705,753.

To all'whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that 1, JAMES C. PnALnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marion, in thecounty of-Grant and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Internal-Combustion Engines, of which the following is a specification My invention relates to improvements in internal combustion en ines, and refers particularly tc-a two-cy'ce engine employing gasor gasolene as a fuel.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of an engine of this type which will secure a perfect balance for all the moving parts thereof, and which will at the same time practically-eliminate vibration of the parts, without in any way decreasing the power of the engine or afi ecting its etti-- ciency.

A further object of my invention is the provision of an engine of the rotating cylinder type which will at all times develop a steady and reliable power, and which will possess a perfect cooling condition by reason of the rotation of its cylinders.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an engine which will be of compact size to'faeilitate its installation and to efi'ect an economy in working space; which will be strong and reliable; which will develop the greatest amount of power possible and yet be economical in operation; and which will in general prove highly satisfactory and 0theient from every point of view.

\Vith the attainment of these objects in view, my invention broadly stated, consists in the provision of an engine having a fixed shaft, a multiplicity of radially extending cylinders rotating around said shaft as an axis, valves for said cylinders, and means {or operating said valves successively.

'lhe invention further consists inthe certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts, substantially as shown, described, and claimed hereinafter.

In order that the detailed constructionand' t-he'ope ation of my invention may be understood and its many advantages seen and appreciated, I have illustrated in theaccompanying drawings an engine constructed in accordance with and embodying the principles of my invention, it being understood that I do notvlimitmyself to the exact details of construction herein shown,

Specification of Letters Patent.

'a similar view Patented May 13, 1913 but reserve the right to make such changes and modifications as come within thespiritand scope of'my invention. A

. Figure l is a side elevation of aninternal combustion engine-constructed in accordance with and embodying my invention, the casing being partly broken away to illustrate details of construction, and a pairof the cylinders being. shown in section. Fig. 2 is tlon.

In the di-awings: The numeral 1 desig- 7'5 nates the bed plate,.from which rise the supports 2, formed at their upper ends. with hearing boxes 3, in which are ,journaled the stationary crank shaft 4 and the rotating main shaft 5, which shafts pass through the crank case 6. The mam shaft is secured to a the vertical wall 7 of the cylinder supporting drum 8 by the collar 9 and suitable fastenings. Said drum also carries a series of cylinders 10, formed with ofl'set portions 11. 35

The stationary shaft 4 has a crank or disk 12 upon its inner'cnd, to which-iseccentrically secured the wrist pin 13, journaled in theicylindrical piston link bearing 14.

Said pin has a socket in which is mounted a bolt 15, having a head or plate 16, and a pair of tightening nuts 17. The bearing 14 is held in pro-per position by means of theopen square yoke 18, which fits around said hearing at one end and is provided with the sliding guide rod 19, passing through the crank case and serving as a guiding and steadying means for the. yoke and bearing. Passing transversely through the inner ends of the piston links 20 to the cylindrical bearing 14 are the pins 21 The outer ends of the piston.links are secured by the pins 22 to the sliding cross hcalds 23, sliding in guides 24 in the vertical wa l 7 by the keys 25 to the cross heads are the piston rods 26, passing through openings in the drum and casing and through the packing 27, the packing gland 28, and the nut 29 on the inside of the cylinders 10, and are l taken from the opposite side 65 Fig. 4 is an en- 7 and securing the same of the supporting drum 8. Fastened 9 ing box 3-011 theshaft-5. 5 IS a commutator fa tened to the pistons 30 by the nuts 31. Front this construction it will be seen that the shaft -t is stationary and that the several piston rods are connected by the piston links to the bearing l-t of the wrist pin, .and that this hearing is retained in place bvthe head.-

ed bolt 15 and the rectangular or square yoke 18.

In -'the ofi'sets llof eaclicylinder is a valve chamber 32, connected by a,'pipe 33 with the valve chamber of the adjacent cylinder so that the cylinders are connected in pairs. Each pipehasa"T coupling 34,

which leads to the collar 35 on the bearing box 3. This collar is suitably connected, by a manifold, to the carbureter (not shown), and the intake therefrom passes through said p1pes 33 llltO' the valve (llfllll ber.

Mounted in each valve chamber. is a' valve rod 36 carrying afvalve 37, seated in a valveseat 37 and controlled by, a spring 38, con-- fined between heads 38 on said rod. The

valve rod passes through a guide bracket 39 fastened on the vertical wall '7 of the drum 8, and makes contact with, the cam portion 40 0f the stationary cam 4L, formed on a sleeve 42 bolted tot-he adjacent bearcam 41 are stationary. The valves of course rot-ate withthe cylinders. Referring to the lower cylinder of Fig.3, the mixture is fed from the carbureter into the pipes and from thence into the valve chambers 32. As

' the piston moves from the bottom toward the top of the cylinder, 0., toward the spark plug, a suction is formed. A charge is sucked into the cylinder through port 48 and vertical passage 49, communicating with said port and the valve chamber. The valve is open at this time by reason of itscontact, with the cam portion of the stationarycam, thereby permitting the charge topass through the valve opening or seat 37. p

This charge is being sucked in until it reaches the desired point. Thecompression then begins in the lower part of the cylinder and continues until the port 50 of the-p1ston registers with the port- 51 of the vertical passage 419- The-charge' now rushes through port 48, passage t9, port 51, and impacts against the piston, causing the charge --to rush to the upper end of the cylinder. This dish 12 is connected b charge is compressed until-1 it; reaches the proper place, and is'ignited by'means of-"an electric spark, conveyed by the commutator. As ignition .ismade, the combustion drives the piston downward and-carries the en gine onward to the right until the piston registerswith the exhaust port 52, allowing the burnt gases to escape into the atmos phere or' into. a mutller. travels a little farther, port 51 is opened and a fresh charge rushes into the top of the cylinder and assists in forcing out the burnt gases.

It will be noted that as the pistonmoves upward and compression takes place in the top of the cylinder, another charge is being sucked into-the lower part of the cylinder, and that in this manner an impulse for explosion is given the engine atevery revolutiom. It will also be noted that three of these impulsesareeffective at all times.

and that-a steady and high power is-thus derived. 1

In the modification.shownfin Fig. 5, the cylinders do not rotate and the crank case is secured to the main shaft by brackets 54:.

The crankshaft 4 rotates and its crank or the wristpin 13 to the disk on the sha t5. This disk fits in an annular recess 56 of the vertical wall As the piston I 7 of the drum 8. In this construction, both the cam and the commutator rotate wit-h shaft 5. The operation of the-cylinders,

'etc. is similar to that in the preferred const-ruction. y v

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I'have provided a simple, economical, reliable, and eflicient engine which will be capable of production at a low cost and will prove entirelysatisfactory,in vuse.

I cla-im2- 1. In an engine, the combination with afixed shaft and a rotating shaft, of a' plurality of cylinders rota-ting around said fixed shaft, piston rods carrying pistons sliding in said cylinders, sliding cros'sheads to which said rods are connected, piston links connected to said cross heads, abearing for said links, a rectangular shaped yoke em-- bracing said bearing near one end, and a reciprocating guide rod for said bearing and yoke and asingle element fixed on said ro tating shaft against which the valve rods of each of said cylinders successively contactin their rotation.

2. In an engine, the combination with a fixed shaft and a rotating shaft, of a plurality of cylinders rotating around said fixed shaft, piston rods carrying pistons sliding in said cylinders, sliding cross heads to which said rods are connected, piston links connected to said cross heads, a bearing for said links,a rectangular shaped yoke embracing said bearing near one end, a re-' ciprocating guide rod for said bearing and yoke, valves for said cylinders, valve rods for said valves, and a stationary cam carried by the rotating shaft with which said valve rods contact successively.

3. The combination with a revolving drum carrying piston cylinders, of a rotating shaft secured thereto, a stationary cam on said shaft, valve rods carrying valves for-said cylinders adapted to successively,

contact with the cam, a fixed shaft carrying a crank having a wrist pin, a cylindrical bearin carried thereby, piston links secured in said bearing, piston rods connected to said links and carrying pistons controlled by said piston valves, and means embracing one end of the piston link bearing and movabletherewith for securing the same in position.

4. In an engine, in combination, a fixed shaft and arotating shaft, a crank on said fixed shaft, a wrist pin carried thereby, a bearing in which said in is journaled, piston links secured in said bearin at one end and in cross heads at the ot 181' end, piston rods fastened in said cross heads, guides in which said cross heads slide, a drum. carryingcylinders revolving with said rotating shaft, pistonheads earned by said piston rods, offset portions on said cylinders, valves in said. port ons, a stationary cam on said rotating shaft against which the valve rods successively contact, and an open rectangular frame secured to the bearing and having a guide rod passing through the yoke and casing.

5. In an engine, the combination of a fixed shaft, a disk thereon, a wrist pin on said disk, a bearing theref0r,-piston rods connected to said bearing, an open rectangular yoke embracing one end of the bearing and eccentric with reference to the fixed shaft, :1 guide rod for said yoke, and a rotating shaft carrying a rotating drum having cylinders rotating with said drum and shaft.

(5. In an engine, the combination of a fixed shaft, a disk thereon, a wrist pin' on said disk, a bearing therefor, piston rods connected to said bearing, an open yoke embracing one end of the bearing and eccentric with reference to the fixed shaft, a guide rod for said yoke a rotating shaft, a drum carrying cylinders rotating with said shaft, offsets on said cyliiiders, valves therein, valve rods for said valves, and a stationary cam on the rotating shaft against which said valve rods contact successively.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES C. PEALER. Witnesses:

NELLE CAMPBELL, Jorm R. BROWNE.

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